Shell (SHEL) Dividends Paid - Common (2015 - 2025)
Shell's Dividends Paid - Common was $2.16 billion in Q2 2026, up 2.0% from $2.12 billion a year earlier and up 3.0% from the prior quarter.
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Shell (SHEL) Dividends Paid - Common (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Shell's Dividends Paid - Common was $8.57 billion through Jun 30, 2026, down 1.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $8.62 billion, down 4.0% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Dividends Paid - Common was $8.98 billion in FY2024 (-1.9%), $9.15 billion in FY2023 (+22.2%), $7.49 billion in FY2022 (+12.3%) and $6.67 billion in FY2021 (-12.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Dividends Paid - Common since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Dividends Paid - Common was higher in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 1.4%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common over five years was Q1 2022 (growth of 50.9%); the worst was Q1 2026 (a decline of 3.6%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ExxonMobil Holdings | 686.62 Bn | 644.76 Bn | - | 17.23 Bn |
| 2 | Chevron | 416.14 Bn | 383.18 Bn | 31.26 Bn | 12.75 Bn |
| 3 | Shell | 291.71 Bn | 151.98 Bn | - | 8.62 Bn |
| 4 | TotalEnergies SE | 192.78 Bn | 63.86 Bn | 31,614.00 | 8.48 Bn |
| 5 | Eni Spa | 167.56 Bn | 107.19 Bn | - | 3.48 Bn |
| 6 | Conocophillips | 165.53 Bn | 138.24 Bn | 12.81 Bn | 4.00 Bn |
| 7 | Equinor Asa | 108.87 Bn | 21.72 Bn | 4.49 Bn | 4.79 Bn |
| 8 | Canadian Natural Resources | 101.39 Bn | 95.29 Bn | 9.35 Bn | 3.49 Bn |
| 9 | Phillips 66 | 97.45 Bn | 81.24 Bn | 10.69 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 10 | Suncor Energy | 83.77 Bn | 64.46 Bn | - | 2.01 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 7.58 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 15.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 16.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 16.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 15.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 12.09 Bn |
API Access
Shell Dividends Paid - Common API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-annual&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-annual", "ticker": "SHEL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-annual&ticker=SHEL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();